Transformers 

Two warring, intergalactic clans of robots have infiltrated Earth; one of them is here to take over it, the other one is here to save the humans. Director Michael Bay’s…

Tristana: For Whom the Bell Tolls

Catherine Deneuve. Photo: Época Films When Luis Buñuel wanted to turn Benito Pérez Galdós's novel "Tristana" into a movie in 1962, his and Julio Alejandro's script was rejected. The same…

Transformers: Dark of the Moon 

When Optimus Prime's old mentor is pulled out of a wreck on the moon and brought back to life, the Decepticons unexpectedly find another chance to strike at mankind. The…

Platoon: Taking the Pain

Photo: Orion After serving in Vietnam, earning a Bronze Star as well as a Purple Heart, Oliver Stone came back to the United States in 1968. Disgusted with the way…

The Princess and the Frog 

After falling victim to a voodoo witch doctor who turns him into a frog, Prince Naveen tries to break the curse with help from a waitress called Tiana, but she's…

Hannibal Rising

In 1944, young Hannibal Lecter survives the horrors of war in his native Lithuania and spends the next decade hunting (and punishing) the men who hurt his sister. The fifth…

Mrs. Doubtfire

When Miranda Hillard (Sally Field) divorces Daniel (Robin Williams), he takes drastic means to be close to his three children, turning himself (with a little help from his makeup artist…

Shame 

What is it about director Steve McQueen and his desire for punishing Michael Fassbender's body and soul? In his first film, Hunger (2008), McQueen subjected the star to starvation and…

This Is Spinal Tap: Band in Need of Aid

Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer. Photo: Embassy Pictures In 2002, This Is Spinal Tap was selected for preservation by the Library of Congress. It's not hard to see…

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 

Investigative reporter Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) is hired by a wealthy industrialist (Christopher Plummer) to look into the mysterious disappearing of his niece 40 years ago; he believes that a…